The Ancestor of All Demons

Concerning the future of the Emei Sect, the Three Immortals and Two Elders have gathered to deeply discuss, and not just once; they even prayed across the void, asking the Master Chang Mei in the Heaven.

Clearly, the Emei Sect does not wish to take shelter under the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, especially under the shelter of Shi Feiyang, their former adversary.

Even the Kunlun Sect has the backbone; it still hasn't resorted to the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain and is preparing to open up a Cave Heaven World to avoid tribulation. The Emei Sect is much stronger than the Kunlun Sect; what do they have to fear?

However, the Emei Sect does have something to fear, that is, the Blood God's son Deng Yin—a Great Demon who insists on killing all their people!

Originally, Qi Shuming thought he could rely on the Emperor's True Decree and the Jade Box Flying Saber to eliminate Deng Yin. Yet today's try was utterly disappointing.

Shi Zhu prepared to bid farewell, to leave Central Earth and return to Outer Heaven Divine Mountain to report. Qi Shuming asked him to stay half a day longer.

During this time, Qi Shuming led Xuan Zhenzi and Xun Lanyin to the quiet room in the back cave, set up the Jade Box Flying Saber, and burned a book to pray before the portrait of Master Chang Mei.

Quickly, the Jade Box Gold Saber flew out from the box, writing in the air to communicate with them.

As the Gold Saber slashed, lines of cold rays formed characters out of nowhere, Master Chang Mei told disciples through this method that this time the great tribulation of heaven and earth is more severe than ever in tens of thousands of years; even immortals in heaven would experience different levels of mana reduction. Even relying on the Taiyuan Five Mansions to open up grotto heavens in the belly of Emei Mountain can't escape it; once the calamity arrives, they will collapse and crumble, those inside will see the sky's light and wind, and all below heavenly immortal would become decayed zombies.

Master Chang Mei meticulously calculated and saw from the hexagrams that they should seek refuge in the Divine Dragon World opened by Shi Feiyang, and then open another grotto heaven for complete insurance.

Qi Shuming and the others looked at each other: when did Shi Feiyang open up a Divine Dragon World? Does it mean that he might open up a Divine Dragon World relying on Outer Heaven Divine Mountain in the future? But that, too, would be at most a Cave Heaven level, at best forming a Small Heavenly World like the Iron City Mountain Demon, which wouldn't withstand the depletion of spiritual energy, eventually still collapsing, right? Is it possible that by opening another grotto heaven within it, it will be fine? Logically, regardless of how many layers are nested inside, they will all eventually collapse.

Transmitting messages privately between two realms violates heavenly ordinances; Heavenly God adheres to the principle of "Heaven and earth are unkind, utmost public and impartial," forbidding immortals from marrying to generate divine heirs or monopolizing, likewise forbidding ascended heavenly immortals to manage descendants in the lower realm, strictly prohibiting the transmission of messages from above to below.

Master Chang Mei cannot transmit for long periods, nor can he convey much; he must keep words brief.

Following was information concerning Deng Yin; as the Gold Saber wrote, the cursive strokes grew increasingly fierce, cold rays rapidly forming words that sent shivers.

Master Chang Mei told them that Deng Yin had already dual cultivated with the Princess of Stone God, training in the Blood God Scripture. Not to mention heavenly immortals being unable to rival him, even ordinary Golden Immortals can't do anything against him. If he finds the Red Flower Princess, combining good with evil, cultivating up and down, he can directly reach the realm of undying and undying, surpassing the former Stone God Palace Master, even Master Chang Mei descending to the lower realm might not be his opponent!

The most urgent task for the Emei Sect at present is to find the Red Flower Princess, preferably to destroy her along with the Evil Book completely. Yet the Blood God Scripture is not easy to destroy; otherwise, it would have been destroyed long ago. Currently, Master Chang Mei does not have a good method, repeatedly warning never to let the Red Flower Princess join Deng Yin.

After talking about these crucial matters, Master Chang Mei cut off the connection, and the Gold Saber flew back into the Jade Box.

Qi Shuming and the others left the quiet room with worried faces, meeting the others, they didn't mention Master Chang Mei's warning, just said it was a result of collective calculation.

Shi Zhu previously went to Baihua Mountain Chaoyin Cave to tell the Divine Nun You Tan about the Red Flower Princess occupying Xie Ying's body. When he heard them bring it up, he spoke out, shocking most of the Emei Sect, especially Li Hong and others who had been good friends with the Xie sisters. Little did they expect such a catastrophe after years of not seeing them.

Qi Shuming and others calculated again, learning that the Red Flower Princess had been driven away by Master You Tan to hide elsewhere, but her current whereabouts were unclear, with the hexagrams blurred and indistinct, requiring careful contemplation.

Shi Zhu then got up to bid farewell, leaving Emei Mountain to return to Outer Heaven Divine Mountain to report.

At this moment, Outer Heaven Divine Mountain too was filled with an impending storm, dark clouds bearing down ready to crush the fortress...

This once-in-a-over-ten-thousand-year great tribulation of heaven and earth was composed of multiple tribulations combined, the Earth Tribulation occurred several times, and both Heavenly and Demon Tribulations were similar.

Since Shi Feiyang gathered all those who needed to cross the tribulation to Outer Heaven Divine Mountain to collectively resist the Heavenly Tribulation, all tribulations were merged and superimposed, descending upon Outer Heaven Divine Mountain.

The main entities facing this tribulation were Earth Immortals, those who have cultivated for many years but could not ascend or refused to ascend.

Some have not even achieved Earth Immortal, but their age, strength, and whatnot have reached, also igniting tribulations, accompanied by their respective Four-Nine Heavy Tribulations, Three Calamities and Eight Difficulties... all tribulations, large and small, being detonated!

Through doing this, some had to bear even greater Heavenly Tribulation power, while some took advantage of the large tree to enjoy the shade, holding thighs, and gaining benefits.

But the total power of the Heavenly Tribulation was more immense than going through them separately combined!

First, after the alliance, the mana attributes complemented each other, and the overall strength was several times greater than if they were separate.

Second, Shi Feiyang also intended to use this great heavenly tribulation to cleanse the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain and all living beings upon it.

If they could survive this calamity, the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain would become a celestial paradise, and everyone on it would be blessed, laying the foundation for opening a Cave Heaven World in the future or directly ascending to the sky.

He retrieved the eight Divine Peaks he had refined during a tribulation on Tongye Island. Now that Tongye Island had been moved to the central sea of the Outer Heaven Divine Mountain, facing the Sun Wheel, the eight peaks arranged around were still set in the same Nine Palaces Eight Diagrams Formation as before.

The North Kan Palace was occupied by the Ancestor of the Hollow Trap, the Southwest Kun Palace by the Two Elders of Earth Wood Island, the East Zhen Palace by Master Tian Chi, the Southeast Xun Palace by Leng Yun Fairy and Yu Wa, the Northwest Qian Palace by the boy from Tianqian Mountain, the West Dui Palace by Taibai Immortal, the Northeast Gen Palace by the Divine Monarch of Zhenyue, and the South Li Palace by Shaoyang God Monarch.

Shi Feiyang sat in the Central Five Palace, which was on Tongye Island, using Five-Colored Star Sand to construct a Five Elements Magic Platform like a city, with east and west gates, north and south streets, and clear pathways.

He had Deng Bagu hold the Black Banner to guard the north gate of Altar City, Huo Wuhai hold the Red Banner to guard the south gate, Shi Zhu, upon returning, held the Green Banner to guard the east gate, and Lin Han held the White Banner to guard the west gate.

Timing the start, he donned his celestial cloak and ascended to the platform's seat.

This tribulation was not only others', but his as well. However, over the years in Central Earth, he had accumulated much merit. If he cultivated to nourish his body and ascend, he would basically face no tribulation, and could smoothly ascend, with the Heavenly God possibly bestowing him a high position.

But he didn't ascend and led so many sword immortals to cross tribulation collectively. Being at the central hub, he was at the place most heavily impacted by tribulation, making this a significant ordeal.

The heavenly tribulation began by targeting individuals.

The group of immortals, according to their spell attributes, were sent to the surrounding eight Divine Mountains, whereas those who had cultivated Ghost Path or Demon Path Techniques remained on Tongye Island, facing the initial onset of heavenly tribulation.

Various sizes of tribulations appeared over Tongye Island, melding into a massive form spanning thousands of acres, within which the Heavenly Gang churned, releasing bolts of lightning towards the people below.

The loose cultivators had also prepared extensively, with some constructing dharma platforms, some arranging formations with flags planted into the ground, and all had an abundance of flying sword magical treasure elixir pills ready.

As the heavenly thunder struck, they devised ways to resist it.

Among them were Tang Shi and Sui Yin.

The two were originally disciples of the Green Robe Ancestor. After Shi Feiyang expelled the Green Robe Ancestor from the Central Plains, they turned to the Red-haired Ancestor, who was also defeated by Shi Feiyang, leaving them to plead for apprenticeship under Shi Feiyang. He did not take them in, instead directing them to study under Lin Han.

Both had been diligent and hard-working in their pursuit of the Dao, but having fallen under the Green Robe Ancestor, they practiced many evil skills and had committed many killings, incurring a great tribulation.

After reforming, and following Lin Han in cultivating the Mysterious Sect's Daoist Skill, they thrived like fish in water, dutifully serving their master and engaging in rigorous practice, achieving notable success.

Prior, Shi Feiyang had advised them not to view the heavenly tribulation as fearful, but rather as a chance to refine themselves, a cleansing opportunity for imminent transcendence. Thus, he didn't place them within Altar City but instead on a high hill thirty miles ahead.

The hilltop was more prone to lightning strikes, and they unwittingly bore some of the lightning for the loose cultivators in lower areas.

Knowing their master and grandmaster were watching, certain they would come to their aid in critical moments, and without any human tribulation waiting to ambush, they saw this as a prime opportunity to temper themselves, choosing to cross tribulation from a higher position.

The heavenly thunder, one bolt after another, continuously struck down.

Tang Shi and Sui Yin crossed tribulation together, with their dharma platforms gathering into one. Tang Shi manipulated his self-refined Five Elements Spiritual Stone overhead to withstand the lightning.

The five stones, crystal-like, were refined from Outer Heaven Star Sand, shining with five colors, and wrapped in five clusters of colorful light energy. They sprayed straight spiritual energy according to the mutual creation and destruction principle, forming a colorful five-pointed star plate suspended above the two, which erupted in a mass of colorful flames when struck by thunder, the brilliance falling like rain.

If successfully passing through this heavenly tribulation cleansing, this set of magical treasures would be purified and sublimated, enhancing their quality and power while the inclusion of heavenly tribulation aura would have a suppressive effect on all evil spirits and ghost creatures.

Tang Shi was spiritually connected to them, and each time struck by lightning, he felt his whole body tingle and his hair stand on end, the lightning permeating to the depths of his divine sense, causing his primordial qi to erupt furiously. After crossing tribulation, his body and spirit would also be cleansed and improved.

Of course, the premise was successfully enduring it, with sufficient magical treasure quality and his own well-refined primordial spirit; otherwise, even if rescued, it would cause severe damage to his primordial qi, and the magical treasure might be damaged or even destroyed.